
Sven Schmitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
232B Hammond Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-0778 / Fax: 814-865-7092
E-mail: sus52@psu.edu
Web page: www.aero.psu.edu/Faculty_Staff/schmitz
Education
Ph.D. (2006), Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California Davis
Diploma Degree (Dipl. Ing.) (2002), Aerospace Engineering, RWTH Aachen, Germany
Honors and Awards
Third M.I.T. Conference Young Researcher Fellowship Award M.I.T., Cambridge MA, 2005
Professors for the Future Fellowship, Graduate Studies at UC Davis, 2005
Joseph L. Steger Fellowship Award, UC Davis, 2004
Research Interests
Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Rotorcraft Aeromechanics.